Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What do web stats mean, anyway? Allan’s argument is that because NTEN is in a leadership position in the field, it should lead in showing transparency by publishing its web stats.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

To refine a content strategy, I used the Fan Page insights metrics tool, particularly the stats on interactions and Fan Page growth. The M&R social media benchmarks study is a good start, although the benchmarks are based on a small sample size. How do you track and measure your Facebook Fan Page against your objectives?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

There's no better example than world of online communications: you're all tracking things like site visits, bounce rates, open rates, and click-throughs. . Michael Cervino will talk about using your web stats to make better decisions at next week's Online Nonprofit Technology Conference. That's good. That's step one.

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Care2

JUNE 11, 2015

The 2015 M+R Benchmarks Study was recently released, and the stats are in. Fundraising, fundraising, fundraising. It might get tiring to hear, but fundraising’s a critical component of the lifespan of a nonprofit. 84 nonprofits participated to compile the numbers about email, web, and social media.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 24, 2023

Being able to benchmark performance against what other nonprofits are doing is an important starting point to understanding your own data. Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP) The Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP) is the industry standard for donor retention stats and other related donor engagement metrics.

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Pamela Grow

JUNE 28, 2023

Well, I’ve got some eye-opening stats that might make you reconsider where to channel your communication efforts. Well, here’s another mind-blowing stat: Radicati Group reports that there are over 4 billion email users worldwide, and that number is projected to reach 4.6 The numbers don’t lie! But what about reach?

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

These stats were compiled by the team at Blackbaud, long-time stand-out providers of nonprofit technology. It can sit on top of any CRM solution, Blackbaud or otherwise, and is focused on helping your team identify, set, and monitor goals and benchmark performance against internal and industry peers. Peer Benchmarking.

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NetWits

MAY 19, 2011

Specific audience-centric communications will help you relate to individual constituents and give you the ability to track response rates based on each group. Utilize naming opportunities to recognize above described benchmarks. This type of data will allow you to determine further or future prioritization and/or resources. 2) Educate.

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Care2

JUNE 16, 2015

Last week, we updated you about why tracking your nonprofit’s growth can make or break you. We supported our claim with the recently released 2015 M+R Benchmarks Study that featured stats from 84 nonprofits. We promised a follow up with highlighted findings on website engagement. We’re here to deliver!!

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Care2

MAY 22, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Tracking Earned Media Monitoring earned media has become a lot easier and faster. Brand Your Issue.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

The stats below represent 5,721 organizations from 160 countries. In addition to social media stats, the report also provides data for how organizations use web and email communications, online fundraising tools, productivity software, and emerging technology trends.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 24, 2014

The device syncs with my apps that help me track my miles and meals while the FitBit itself tracks my activity level, steps, and my sleeping patterns. Start tracking the email usage among your overall and specifically your top fundraisers, then begin to think about how your organization can encourage that behavior.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2010

As one participant points out, “It is very hard to get departments to agree because Web wants one thing, Membership wants another, Communications has it’s own tracking.&#. One question that bubbled up was about specific techniques to measure or benchmark your nonprofits social media strategy and execution.

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Care2

MARCH 26, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Given the slow down, nonprofits should continue to track their own quarterly results and plan accordingly.

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NTEN

APRIL 11, 2011

At the Nonprofit Technology Conference last month, I got the chance to sit in on the session about the 2011 Social Networking Benchmark Report. As we talked through all the stats – how many nonprofits are on Facebook, what they're doing there, and so on – a great questions came from the crowd. What do I do with all these interactions?

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Nonprofit organizations invest hundreds of thousands of dollars in driving potential fundraising event participants to register online and use sophisticated tracking to measure which efforts produce the best results. Benchmarks & Stats Event Fundraising Traditional Events' Sign up for our webinar today.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 12, 2014

The comprehensive study tracked 53 nonprofits, including UNICEF, Sierra Club, Planned Parenthood, AARP, Feeding America and the Human Rights Campaign. In the mood for more facts, figures and really cool stats from that online giving report? Download the full 2014 M+R Benchmarks Study.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 26, 2018

Here are some key stats that recap the impact to the higher ed sector: Online giving grew 13.2% Tracking KPIs related to a rise in activity of institutions’ networks, such as page visits, community engagement, and other networking activity is key. in 2017 compared to 2016.

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Classy

JUNE 24, 2021

This is especially true on social media because there are so many data points you can track. Across platforms, you should be tracking social media engagement rates and conversion rates. Benchmarking Your Engagement Rate. However, more important than benchmarking is consistent improvement over time.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2013

Unfortunately, we can’t track this, however, providing participants a reminder here and there probably doesn’t hurt. A little disclaimer on low numbers for social media and email tools, it is possible that your fundraisers are using these tools, but not inside their participant headquarters on your site.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 12, 2013

Many peer-to-peer fundraising solutions offer a way for the development team to track the usage of online tools by their participants. Learn what makes a peer-to-peer participant an effective fundraiser in the 2012 donorCentrics Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Benchmarking Insights whitepaper. Sending emails?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2008

When looking at our google analytic stats, I usually note the number of visitors, sites that people come from and keywords. But sometimes, those stats don't really tell us anything. You need to set up a benchmarking process. About a year ago, I decided to benchmark my blog using some tips suggested by Avinash Kaushik.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 22, 2013

Most nonprofits already have Google Analytics installed on their website to track online traffic. To establish benchmarks for measuring success of our design efforts. Once we’ve set the timeframe, we then start digging into the data to answer some key questions: What are some benchmark stats for improvement? Methodology.

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Care2

AUGUST 22, 2013

Set benchmarks and specific goals for traffic, engagement, and online giving for the year. Monthly Website Stats: Monthly visits, unique visitors, pageviews, pages per Visit, time on site, and bounce rate (aim for under 60%). Review procedures for rapid response and crisis management with key leadership.

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 10, 2019

At the very least this will give you a benchmark to reference your progress. I strongly recommend creating a spreadsheet to track your progress. If you’ve ever wanted to increase your “ weekly search stats ” on LinkedIn then investing in Search Engine Optimization (SEO) might be a good place to start.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 6, 2013

It’s important that you begin paying attention to the stats. Do you have a CRM that makes tracking relationships and supporter interactions possible? Check out some of his blogs from the conference , where he covers benchmarking data, donor ready patrons, and conversion rates. Infographics. What’s the story?

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 3, 2019

At the very least this will give you a benchmark to reference your progress. I strongly recommend creating a spreadsheet to track your progress. If you’ve ever wanted to increase your “ weekly search stats ” on LinkedIn then investing in Search Engine Optimization (SEO) might be a good place to start.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

industry benchmarks. Think about which things you really need to track and measure those, not everything you could possibly track. Sarah - share by email because we are an online organization, can have a spreadsheet with stats and how they are growing, organization wide as well as campaigns, etc. success stories.

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Care2

JUNE 13, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Take a look at the stats below. Reader Comments (7) Excellent stats Allyson.

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Care2

AUGUST 16, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" How were people who signed up via the internet but did not receive the email counted?

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Care2

MAY 7, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" 60) Search « Care2 Stats for June 2006 | Main | Does your organization have a community?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2007

Web Analytics is the objective tracking, collection, measurement, reporting and analysis of quantitative Internet data to optimize websites and web marketing initiatives. Several reported difficulty in getting Google to show up-to-date stats, while others noted a very occasional loss in historic stats for an entire site.

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Care2

JULY 2, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" But how should nonprofits track their social media? Understand What You Want to Track.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2021

The accepted best practice is to post to Instagram once to three times daily, but for most nonprofits posting more than once daily is a ridiculous benchmark. To reach the 10,000 follower benchmark, send an email to your list asking your supporters to follow you on Instagram or purchase advertising to secure more followers.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Also, check out Beth Kanters article on baby boomers which has some great social media stats.

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Care2

AUGUST 12, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" At Frogloop, well continue to track the developments in this exciting space.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 1, 2022

Lots of stats and facts. ” Measuring success While there may be some national benchmarks for some of these numbers, the smartest thing you can do is measure against yourself. While there may be some national benchmarks for some of these numbers, the smartest thing you can do is measure against yourself.

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